Deer Permit Area 258, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 381 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,329
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 258 is a 381-square-mile Hunter Choice deer permit area in Minnesota's Zone 200 (central MN farmland/forest transition), offering either-sex deer hunting with no antlerless draw required for the primary tag. The unit sits in central Minnesota's mixed agricultural-woodland landscape, featuring roughly 23% public land (~89 sq miles of WMAs, state forest parcels, and walk-in access ground) alongside extensive private agricultural land. Hunters here encounter moderate pressure on public parcels, with good deer density typical of the central MN transition zone.
Central Minnesota mixed agricultural and transitional forest landscape; rolling glaciated terrain with woodlots, wetlands, creek drainages, and crop fields typical of the Zone 200 farmland-forest transition belt
moderate
White-tailed deer is the primary game species; Eastern wild turkey present throughout central MN and huntable in this zone; ruffed grouse present in forested and brushy cover; pheasant marginal and localized to agricultural edge habitat; black bear not established in Zone 200
Hunter Choice designation allows harvest of either a buck or antlerless deer; no CWD detections in this unit; good deer density in the central MN transition zone; mix of agricultural food sources and woodland cover creates quality habitat
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.